How do I find the routing for the return segment?
#1
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 208
How do I find the routing for the return segment?
Hi I've mostly been lurking here trying to figure things on my own by reading the enormous wealth of info on FT, but I couldn't find the answer to this.
When I read the routing rules for a fare on ExpertFlyer, I can understand the permissible routing to the destination, but what are the routing rules for the return trip? Am I just forced to take the reverse route of my outbound flight? Or can I choose a different return routing?
If so, to I just reverse the rules to get the permissible routing, or do I have to search for the the return segment separately?
For example, ExpertFlyer is giving me the following for LAX - MIA:
PUBLISHED RTG LAX-MIA/AA2 /TAR-DRG1 EF-17MAR11 DIS-INDEF
1. LAX-CHI/DFW/STL-MIA
2. LAX-LAX/SFO-MIA
3. LAX-MIA
4. LAX-SJC-MIA
So I know I can fly from LAX to SFO to MIA. Does that mean MIA to SFO to LAX on the return is also permissible?
Thanks in advance for any help!
When I read the routing rules for a fare on ExpertFlyer, I can understand the permissible routing to the destination, but what are the routing rules for the return trip? Am I just forced to take the reverse route of my outbound flight? Or can I choose a different return routing?
If so, to I just reverse the rules to get the permissible routing, or do I have to search for the the return segment separately?
For example, ExpertFlyer is giving me the following for LAX - MIA:
PUBLISHED RTG LAX-MIA/AA2 /TAR-DRG1 EF-17MAR11 DIS-INDEF
1. LAX-CHI/DFW/STL-MIA
2. LAX-LAX/SFO-MIA
3. LAX-MIA
4. LAX-SJC-MIA
So I know I can fly from LAX to SFO to MIA. Does that mean MIA to SFO to LAX on the return is also permissible?
Thanks in advance for any help!
#2
Join Date: Oct 2006
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Yes, the rules for domestic fares work the same in reverse.
Whether current airline schedules & availability on those flights exist, well....that can sometimes be the challenging part.
Whether current airline schedules & availability on those flights exist, well....that can sometimes be the challenging part.